A Colonel of Truth

22 September 2026

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By Andy Weddington

Tuesday, 22 September 2026

With patience everything comes in due season. - Edouard Rene de Laboulaye

Dear patient patrons,

More than a month ago an automatic software update precluded me from accessing this site. An afternoon spent trouble-shooting futile.

With more important matters on my plate, I swore off computers. At least for a little while; which has turned into nearly two months.

Anyway, the other day in minimal time I stumbled back into the site.

No idea how nor why blocked nor any idea how back in business.

So, if time affords, something other than this SitRep before Monday, 28 September. If not, Monday for sure.

Appreciate your patience. And thanks to the inquirerers into health and well-being. To the chagrin of those sometimes chafed, fit for fight!

COMMENTARY

FREEDOM of SPEECH ... The pen is mightier than the sword.

Welcome - Thanks for tuning in!

The line between serious and satire is skinny. Considering the big picture, take whatever written with a grain of salt; the serious I leave to others.

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Comments welcome! Civility required--acerbic personal remarks and profanity not acceptable. Disagree? Then an intelligent counterpoint, on topic, not under the shell of anonymity required. Submissions in breach of good order will not be posted. There are no second chances. Violate forum rules of decency and you will be forever blocked. Thank you.

Contact: acoloneloftruth@gmail.com

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A Colonel of Truth - Mission: Truth!

Simple as that. History, current events, facts, experience, observations, objectivity, and logic serve as foundation with aim to publish thought-provoking truth for public consumption - education and entertainment.

Started in 2008 at the urging of friends but only as a six-months trial to determine public interest, A Colonel of Truth has run since without interruption only because of readers like you. And only for remarkable growth in readership - worldwide - is it we continue.

To date, our site ad and pop-up free. But with growing readership - that is, site traffic - comes all sorts of outfits inquiring about ad space. Capitalism is a wondrous thing and that revenue stream tempting because, after all, nothing is free and there is hidden costs in this commentary business.

Through the years, generous readers have asked about donating to support the cause. Politely, we declined. And to date we've dismissed the idea of restricting site access to a membership structure. But it's a different day.

Considering recent requests to donate and weighing those pesky and draining hidden costs of publishing, we recently decided contributions, of any amount, welcome and appreciated - to keep the site in the open (not restricted to membership) while ensuring an uninterrupted quality reading experience.

Randomly, we will thank a donor with a piece of artwork.

We thank you kindly for visiting, reading, and most of all for supporting Freedom of Speech!

https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=UALVSJX6AJ922

A Colonel of Truth

22 September 2026

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